Brian Murphy (baseball)
Brian Murphy (born September 23, 1980) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Merrimack Warriors. He played college baseball at Merrimack from 2000 to 2003. He then served as the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe (2014–2021)[1][2][3][4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Merrimack |
| Conference | Northeast |
| Record | 17–31–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 23, 1980 |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | Merrimack |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Wheaton (MA) (asst.) |
| 2006–2009 | Bryant (asst.) |
| 2010–2012 | Brown (asst.) |
| 2013 | William & Mary (asst.) |
| 2014–2021 | William & Mary |
| 2022–present | Merrimack |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 206–338–1 |
| Tournaments | CAA: 9–7 NCAA: 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CAA regular season (2014) CAA tournament (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| CAA Coach of the Year (2014) VaSID Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Playing career edit
Murphy was a catcher at Merrimack in North Andover, Massachusetts, where he served as captain in his senior season.
Coaching career edit
He began his coaching career at Division III member Wheaton. He worked with the Lyons' catchers and served as hitting coach in his two seasons before moving to Bryant to work under Jamie Pinzino. Bryant was a member of Division II for his entire tenure with the Bulldogs, although the school began the reclassification process to Division I in his fourth and final season. Murphy served as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach, and worked with catchers and outfielders while at Bryant. In 2005 and 2006, Murphy served as hitting coach of the Hyannis Mets, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] He next moved to nearby Brown, where he served three seasons and again served as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach. In his time in Providence, Murphy worked with ten All-Ivy League honorees.
In 2013, Murphy moved to William & Mary, where he served as the top assistant and hitting coach. After head coach Jamie Pinzino departed for Oklahoma, Murphy was elevated to his first head coaching position.[1] Murphy finished with a 189–307 record at William & Mary, leading them to 4th NCAA tournament appearance in 2016. On September 16, 2021, Murphy resigned from his head coaching position at William & Mary.[6]
On September 17, 2021, Murphy was named the head baseball coach at Merrimack.[7]
Head coaching record edit
The following is a table of Murphy's yearly records as an NCAA head coach.[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Tribe (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–2021) | |||||||||
| 2014 | William & Mary | 34–22 | 15–5 | 1st | CAA tournament | ||||
| 2015 | William & Mary | 22–30 | 10–14 | 6th | CAA tournament | ||||
| 2016 | William & Mary | 31–31 | 14–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | William & Mary | 32–25 | 15–8 | 3rd | CAA tournament | ||||
| 2018 | William & Mary | 15–39 | 3–21 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | William & Mary | 33–22 | 12–12 | T-3rd | CAA tournament | ||||
| 2020 | William & Mary | 8–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | William & Mary | 14–29 | 10–14 | 4th (South) | CAA tournament | ||||
| William & Mary: | 189–207 | 79–83 | |||||||
| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Merrimack | 17–31–1 | 12–15 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | Merrimack | 21–30 | 14–16 | T-6th | |||||
| Merrimack: | 38–61–1 | 26–31 | |||||||
| Total: | 227–268–1 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b . William & Mary Tribe. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Aaron Fitt (December 3, 2013). "William & Mary's Jamie Pinzino Joins Oklahoma Staff". Baseball America. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Sean Ryan (December 3, 2013). "Murphy Replaces Pinzino at W&M". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "Brian Murphy Named Head Baseball Coach". William & Mary Tribe. December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "Brian Murphy Named Assistant Baseball Coach". brownbears.com. August 19, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Brian Murphy Resigns as Head Baseball Coach". www.tribeathletics.com. William & Mary Athletics. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Joey Kamide (September 17, 2021). "William & Mary's Murphy Departs for Merrimack". www.nvbaseballmag.com. Nova Baseball Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ . CAASports.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
External links edit
- Brian Murphy, Head Coach 2020 William & Mary Baseball Cosching Staff